Approximately 150 left-wing protestors illegally forced their way into Trump Tower in New York City on Thursday in response to the Trump administration’s detainment of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Hamas activist who has been a chief instigator of the anti-Israel “occupation” of Columbia University.
The New York City Police Department’s Chief John Chell explained that the protesters entered Trump Tower with “civilian clothes” before switching to matching red shirts with pro-Hamas slogans. Nearly 100 individuals refused to leave and were arrested. Police carried out the operation over the course of two hours. No one was hurt.
“The police officers who responded today were absolutely fantastic,” said Lara Trump, former RNC co-chair and daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump. “They got things under control very quickly, and I think they took a situation that could have gotten out of hand and pared it back.”
Jewish Voice for Peace, which organized the protest, is a left-wing activist group that has been a strident opponent of Israel’s war effort against the terrorist group Hamas following the brutal slaughter of more than 1,200 Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023. The group published a statement demanding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) release Khalil. In this statement, Jewish Voice for Peace falsely claimed the Trump administration supports “Nazis” and “white supremacists.”
Fox News reported that the group receives funding from notable left-wing organizations, including George Soros’ Open Society Foundations, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the Kaphan Foundation.
Despite the organization’s name, radio host Mark Levin hammered the group for its anti-Jewish activism.
“For those who do not know, the notoriously antisemitic (yes) and anti-Israel (yes) ‘Jewish Voice for Peace’ is a radical left/Marxist organization that seeks the elimination of the state of Israel and is a major force behind the BDS movement,” he said. “It has received funding from, among others, George Soros. It is a huge embarrassment to the vast majority of Jews, who know this group uses Jewish identity as a cover for its hatred and radicalism.”
The Anti-Defamation League has said Jewish Voice for Peace does not represent the mainstream Jewish community.
Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene claimed that Jewish Voice for Peace is the same group “that invaded the Cannon House Office Building in October 2023.”
“Shutting down the House of Representatives should have carried penalties just as severe as the ones pre-trial J6 defendants were subjected to—before President Trump rightly pardoned them. But it didn’t,” she posted on X. “Their group chat was labeled Global Intifada, which means global Arab uprising and rebellion. Why was an Arab uprising able to occupy a building where President Trump and his family maintain an active residence?”
NYPD Chief of Department John Chell said he was “very happy” with the professionalism shown by officers and noted that the department has handled more than 5,000 anti-Israel protests since the Israel-Hamas war began in 2023.
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No matter what protesting is against Israel’s existence as a nation and people, they are God’s chosen and are here to stay. Read the Word!!!
Drag these low-life, anti-America, Jew-hating, Soros-paid, protesting scumbags out of Trump Tower, off of Columbia University, and off our streets by their ankles, literally throw them on buses, take their sorry A$$ES straight to the airports and DEPORT these demons. And do the same with ANY judge that tries to block this or ANYTHING that We the People have demanded Trump do, and that Trump and his Administration have been doing and continue doing.
Sure they were arrested, but were they charged and detained. Remember New York City is a Liberal city were criminals are not held accountable for their actions – usually just released.
I SAY SHIP THEM ALL TO WHERE EVER THEY THINK IS SO GREAT, ONE WAY!!!!
They immediately let them go, off camera. So much for the consequences. Why can’t we charge these people for the costs associated with their mayhem?
Why are not these people arrested and charged with treason, giving aid and comfort to a sworn enemy of the US? They should all tried and deported or jailed for the rest of their lives. They certainly don’t belong in our society.
Free Speech does not apply when you INVADE a private bldg, and when you call for violence or when you verbally back a TERRORIST group….that is an enemy of the USA. imo
Why not deport them to Gaza and let them take their stand with Hamas? That will change their minds in a hurry.
To Gitmo. By boat.
Forget that Jewish Voice for Peace, is against the survival of the nation of Israel, leave that for now, I am whole heartedly in favor of more security for this great Building, which also houses our great President trump, as he has an apartment there. This protest took advantage of the generous, “Open to the Public”, and thought to cause harm to our President. So I say, MORE security. These people are far worse than the white supramicist of old. Just a thought
This type of behavior should never be allowed here in the USA. They make us look like 3rd World Countries & if that’s what they want then seriously don’t make us taxpayers pay for them to stay in jail here send them packing to Hamas & let them see exactly what that place is about & if they live well they will be lucky. We don’t want to pay for their Stupidity!
this violent rabble must be stopped.
Slowly but surely they are learning that Americans and this administration are not interested in their nonsense.
These idiots should go back to school and get educated. Nazis were socialists.
Lets let ICE check them out before the libtards in NY set them free. then Bye Bye to the George Soros paid garbage.
Arrogance and self-righteousness are not recognized as components of any set of “values”. There is nothing “right” about criminal trespass… no matter who’s doing it.
911 through now. These people want to destroy us. How long will we let them?!!
This kind of behavior by these redical groups must not be allowed in our country not only they’re being educated here, flying their redical country’s flag is an outright disrespect for America. They should be immediately apprehended and send them back where they came from with their own money not ours. This is way out of hand and in oder to stop it and keeping from spreading America needs to get tuffer on these people and start to deportation process quickly.
These protesters should be treated like the Jan 6th protesters
Deport, Deport!
Introduce horses and German shepherds into the mix and you’ll see those liberal little pansies disappear. Long overdue to use our magnificent four legged creatures to instill peace!
The pounds and horse kill farms have more than enough happy animals to be trained!
Such people fit the definition of a terrorists – trying to instill fear and control (power) through harm to others and destruction. Sean Hanity/Chris Plank radio program day ago. BLM’s so-called by the lying MSMedia “mostly peaceful protests” were also terrorist activities that should have received the full punishment of the laws hey broke as should this group of people and the organization. Put in the group “domestic terrorists”. Thys use military as needed.
Soros name again appears in these protests. When is this man going to be arrested. Tampon Timmy had an audience with his son, heir apparent to Soros empire. These demonstrators should all be charged with insurrection, civil disobedience, trespassing and at least a slew of other crimes. The president of these US was indicted on 34 fake charges I am sure we can find a few for these people. The man they demonstrated for needs to be deported. When you get a green card you take an oath of Allegiance to America. He broke that oath. Under Biden all these things were overlooked because they want America destroyed. When are we going to speak up against these anti American hooligans. Never, because Soros and the dem billionaires oligarchs run the country. President Trump is fighting hard to rescue America, but the hatred for him and for his supporters has reached fever pitch. Can America survive? Are we allowing Soros and the Oligarchs to destroy America?
Sentence them to Gaza, they love the place so much!
Deport them all to “Palestine” and let them fight for their believes instead of screaming and tantrum throwing, nothing like a little discomfort and real danger to grow up and shut up. Were it China there would be a different outcome from the confrontation with the police Idiots are too dense to know it.
We Americans better be doing something about these far left protest and riots. They are the enemy within.
They have gotten away with to much for to long! They need to be deported for life barred from returning and their assets seized and put towards the deficit of our country!
I see this and all the other garbage that these left wing idiots pull as usurping our Country and our Constitution. We have a right to free speech but not to take o er any building or public place. I have come to see all this crap by Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, and the other fools as almost war. Trump is the leader to take our country back. Not too far off as to Washington taking America from King George. This insanity must end.
Good that these terrorist “protesters” are finally being arrested. Now don’t let them go tomorrow with a slap on the wrist. We are sick of the mayhem & damage they are always committing.
I all for 1st Amendment, but this getting to far, theirs outline feeling that pro Hamas and othe Islami protest in this batch!
Prosecute these Marxist Democrats!
I am wondering how Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg will handle the charges against these low-life individuals. Alvin doesn’t much believe in prosecuting people. The State of New York has laws that preclude cash bail for most offenses. New York City has coddled BLM rioters in the past and most recently those in the encampments last Fall at Columbia University, who similarly illegally entered and refused to leave campus buildings.
Get a search warrant on the arrested protesters bank accounts / Act Blue accounts. Track down who paid them to do this. Follow the money.
Protesters? Don’t you mean RIOTERS? AGITATORS?
Deport them to Gazza. Let them protest there and send $oros and his NGO’S there too!
One of the best things the Trump Administrations could do is declare Soros Persona Non Grata, seize his US based assets and toss him out of the country. Then monitor all his company contacts for any activity that might try to influence activities in our country.
I commend the NYPD and other City Officials on properly handling a potentially dangerous situation. I would like to know how many of the protestors are illegal aliens? How many of them will be deported back to where they came from? The illegals participating in this type of activity do not belong in our great Country! God Bless America!!
We need to call these people what they really are, Anarchists, Marxists and Communists.
These paid leftist idiots deserve to be arrested and Trump should press charges on each of them! The left and George Soros just bail them out to come back and do it all again, over and over.
The Dems are not in control anymore..!! BRING DOWN THE HAMMER ON THESE GROUPS.. THEY ARE TERRORISTS..!! OPEN SEASON ON THEM..!!
Those are all Soros paid people drag them out and arrest them and fine them so that they have to give some of that Soros money to the court they are all guilty.
Reminds me of Germany in the late 1930’s
Trump must share in part of the blame, as he pardoned about 1500 peaceful protesters in the Jan 6 attack on the Nation’s Capitol. But, I did not hear of any windows busted out at Trump tower. Congress must do a serious autopsy on the First Amendment as this is being abused by all sides, and the lawyers are making money from both sides. But, Trump did not set a good example with the pardons of his hostages of jan 6th.
These people should be arrested & the 1st amendment is being abused something horrible during the current times. It does not help that JD Vance just told Germany just how freedom of speech works so well in USA.